Hell no, they won't go! ;-)

Thank you, Sir.

 

I'm too embarrassed to show my winter setup, its so disappointing every time I put the winters on and think that they will be on for the next 6 months...

 

+1. It actually warmed up and I put the 19's back on. Maybe squeeze out a couple more weeks before I have to put the 17's on.... again. Even with spacers, it doesn't look right. However, the Pirelli Sottos are great in the snow and I'd rather be on the road than look good in a ditch.

 

My winter setup. Not running snow tires. Won't be driving it with snow on the ground.

 

++1. I was about to throw my 172's back on as well with all the nice weather NYC had last week, but did not want the hassle. For now I just steer at my 172's and count days until I can once again appreciate how well they flow with the M Sport body.

No fair you don't count, you need snow tires to be considerd Although your car is visually stimulating with those 166's
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I installed Hankook 225, 50 17's. This is my first time and my local tire shop recommended them to me. We'll see how it goes.

 

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60. 245/40/19 fronts, 275/35/19 rears. I got the rims from vortex tuning. Love the step lip.

So far so good. Haven't noticed a drop off in performance on the ice vs. the 245/40/18 WS-60 blizzaks I went with last year and I think that these look nicer. They definitely feel better on the dry roads.

 

Do I really need to buy different tyres for wintern ? I thought paint these in matteblack..

 

looks really good. Your wining in the dirtiest car category.lol

You will need winter tires depending on how much snow you get where you live. From your pics, it looks to be a decent amount. If you are an xi variant, then you can probably get away with all seasons. Matte black won't look good, as those wheels are not aggressive enough IMO.

 

In my opinion everyone who gets snow should have winter tires xi or not xi. Sure if you have all wheel drive you can get going but xi doesn't help you stop any better then non-xi, winter tires in my opinion are more of a safety measure for braking.